question-ar, -adar: (tr., intr.) to question, ask questions of, interrogate (ulu, pri ulo); -o, -ado: query, question(ing), interrogation; (fig.) problem; -aro: set of questions (as for an examination, etc.); -ala, -iva: interrogative; -ema: inquisitive; -punto: q. point. V. exp.: vid. demandar, inquestar. — EFIS
questor-o: (Rom. antiq.) quæstor, questor. — DEFIRS
qui: see qua.
quiet-a: (mental condition) quiet, peaceful, tranquil (cf. tranquila); -eso: quietude, quietness, calmness; -igar: to tranquilize, comfort, calm, reassure, quiet down (ulu); -eskar: to become quiet, calm; -ismo: quietism: a theological doctrine; -ig-anta: reassuring, comforting; ne- -a: uneasy (cf. anxi-oza). V. exp.: vid. kalma. — EFIS
quik: (adv.; of time) immediately, at once, directly, forthwith (N.B. not the E. «quick»; cf. rapide, balde, subite); -a: done or happening at once, instantaneous, immediate; quik pos vua departo: immediately after your departure; irez quik: go immediately; me quik manjis oclass="underline" I ate it at once; quika halto: quick (immediate) stop; quika kompren-ebleso: immediate understanding; quik kande: as soon as (lit.: immediately when). Def.: Ye la sama instanto; exakte ye sam-tempo. — e
quin: see qua.
quin-o: quinquina, cinchona, Peruvian bark; (cf. quinino); -iero: cinchona tree (Cinchona). — DeFIRS
quinar-a*: quinary, consisting of five. — DEFIS
quing-o: (fruit) quince; -iero: q. tree (Cydonia vulgaris).
quinin-o: (chem.) quinine, quinia. Def.: Alkaloido extrakta di quino. — DEFIRS
quinkunc-o: quincunx. Def.: Kinopa dispozo di kozi (un en omna angulo e un meze di quadrato). — DEFI
quinquagezim-o*: Quinquagesima (Sunday). — DEFIS
quint-o: (mus.) quint: interval of five consecutive notes; (fig.) a tenor violin; (piquet) quint, a sequence of five cards; (fencing) quinte, fifth guard. — DeFIRS
quintal-o (metr-ala): quintaclass="underline" 100 kg (about 200 lbs.). — eFIS
quintan-a* (febro): quintana, five-day fever.
quintesenc-o: (lit. and fig.) quintessence, essential thing, pith (of a matter). — DEFIRS
quintet-o*: (mus.) quintet. — DEFIS
quintik-o*: (math.) quintic. — EFIS
quintilion-o: quintillion (1,000,0005).
quiproqu-o: quid pro quo, mistake, blunder. Def.: Intermixo di du personi o kozi; V-25. — DeFIS
quirit-o: quirite, a citizen of ancient Rome in his civil capacity. — DEFIRS
quirl-ar: (tr.) to twirl, querl; turn or wind (ulo) around. V. exp.: Agitar liquido, ex. kremo, per quirl-ilo. — De
quit-a: quit(s), clear; rid, free (de, pre ulo); discharged (from debt); -igar: to receipt (a bill, etc.); to give a receipt to (ulu); to pay off, clear up; -igo: receipt; quittance, discharge (from debt); -esar ye ulu: to be quits with someone, to owe one nothing; -igo o du-opl-igo: (to play) quits of double; -a reciproke: (to be) mutually quits; il quit-igis la recevo di mea letro: he acknowledged the receipt of my letter. — DEFS
quo: see qua.
quocient-o: (arith.) quotient. — DEFIS
quodlibet-o: pun, quibble, sorry joke, jest. — F
quot-o: quota, portion, share, contribution. Def.: Parto quan on devas pagar o recevar, en repartiso di ula sumo totala. — DEFIS
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rabat-ar: (tr.) to make a reduction in (value or price); (cf. diskontar); -o: reduction, diminution, rebate, abatement (in price); -e vendar: to sell at a reduced price; -e komprar: to buy at a discount; esas granda rabato en la preco di ca vari: there is a great reduction in the price of these goods. Def.: Rabato: diminuto di preco grantita da la vendisto a la kompranto. — DEFIRS
rabi-o: rabies, canine madness (cf. hidrofobio); -ala: relating to rabies; -ika, -iko: rabid (person or animal). — EFIS
rabin-o: (Jewish) rabbi, rabbin; -ala: rabbinical; -ismo: rabbinism; -isto: rabbinist, one who adheres to the tradition of the rabbins. — DEFIRS
rabot-o: (carp.) plane; -agar: (tr.) to plane; -o-spano: shaving; -mashino: a planer; listel- -o: rabbet plane. — F
racem-o*: (bot.) raceme. — DEFIS
racion-o: (faculty) reason, power of understanding, intellect; (cf. motivo, expliko, kauzo, rezonar); -ala: rational (act, thing); -oza: rational (person); -al-eso: rationality; -al-ismo: rationalism; -al-isto: rationalist; evo di -o: age of reason; des-, ne-, sen-, kontre-racion-a: unreasonable, irrational. Def.: La fakultato per qua on konocas e judikas. — DEFIRS
rad-o: (nav.) roads, roadstead; en-irar (la) -o: to go into the road. — DFIRS
radi-ar: (tr., intr.) to radiate, irradiate: to emit rays or beams; -o: ray, beam, gleam; (geom.) radius; (of a wheel) spoke; (ich.) ray, skate; -ado: radiation, radiance; -anta, -oza: beaming, radiant, radiated; -ozo: (zool.) radiary (pl.) radiata; -ala: radial; -izar: to cover (ulo) with rays; sun- -i: sun rays; kalor- -o: ray of heat; (fig.) lua vizajo radias (pro) joyo: his countenance beams with joy. Ex.: Lumo radias. Radiar kaloro. La radii di Roentgen; La suno radiizas la agri, t.e. kovras li per sua radii (o radiado). — DEFIRS
radiator-o*: radiator (of heat); cooling apparatus. Def.: Aparato destinita cedar kaloro a l’aero cirkondanta (quale l’aparati, qui varmigas nia domi, e l’aparati, qui koldigas l’aquo en la motori di automobilo); V-626-7.
radik-o: (of plants, etc., also gram., math.) root; (gram.) root, stem, radix, radical, primitive word or syllable; (fig.) beginning, origin; -ala: radicaclass="underline" relating to the root; -ifar: to produce roots, take root (en); -izar: to plant: fix (ulo) in earth by roots; -o-sproso: (bot.) sucker, runner; -eto: (bot.) radicle; -alo: (math. chem.) radical; -al(ul)o: (politics) radicaclass="underline" an advocate of radicalism; -al-ismo: (polit.) radicalism; kina radiko di miclass="underline" fifth root of a thousand (5&radic1000). — EFIS